Masjid Ahmad Ibrahim
Mosque located in Yishun, Singapore
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Masjid Ahmad Ibrahim (Jawi: مسجد أحمد إبراهيم; Ahmad Ibrahim Mosque) is a mosque located along Jalan Ulu Seletar, between the areas of Yishun and Thomson, Singapore. It is named after Ahmad bin Ibrahim, a Singaporean politician and the former Minister for Labour from 1959–1961.
| Masjid Ahmad Ibrahim | |
|---|---|
Jawi: مسجد أحمد إبراهيم | |
 Masjid Ahmad Ibrahim along Jalan Ulu Seletar, seen from the road opposite it. | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | 15 Jalan Ulu Seletar, Singapore 769227 |
| Country | Singapore |
.svg)  Location in Singapore | |
| Coordinates | 1.4067034°N 103.8204407°E |
| Architecture | |
| Established | c. 1955 |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
History
The place was first established as a surau (prayer hall).[1][2] The date of establishment differs with some sources stating 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958; either way all sources agree the establishment of the surau was in the mid to late 1950s.[1][2][3] It served the residents of the villages in what is now modern day Sembawang.[3] The surau was upgraded with funding from Ahmad bin Ibrahim, the then Minister of Health, in 1959.[1] With the growing number of Muslims in the area around it, the surau received the status of a congregational mosque in 1962.[1][2] The mosque was eventually named after Ahmad bin Ibrahim as a tribute to his contribution to the original surau.[4]
Renovations have been held since at least 1970.[5] Then in the late 1980s, plans were announced of an expansion for Masjid Ahmad Ibrahim.[2][6] Starting in 1997 the congregational prayers were held at temporary sites around the mosque while construction was taking place.[7] Upon completion, congregational prayers were resumed at the mosque.
The mosque has held public interest due to the obscurity of its location as well as its size.[8] Aside from congregational prayers, it is a place for community activities and madrasa classes.[3][6]
